kolekole

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• kólìkólì

Etymology 1

Ẹyẹ kólekóle ní Gáńbíà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.lè.kó.lè/

Noun

kólèkólè

1. Crinifer piscator (western plantain-eater)

Etymology 2

Reduplication of kólé (“to gather (the contents) of a house, to rob a house”, literally “One who robs a house”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.lé.kó.lé/

Noun

kólékólé

1. burglar, robber

   Synonyms: fọ́léfọ́lé, olè